Nation Pushes IMF to Cancel Haiti's debt
The Rachel Maddow Show : International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Amid mounting public pressure and calls for restructuring from The Nation, the IMF turns its $100 million loan to Haiti into a grant.
2010
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US Mercenaries Set Sights on Haiti
Jeremy Scahill : Blackwater
Private firms are jumping at the opportunity to provide 'humanitarian assistance' to Haiti, but what these companies are actually bringing is a 'Shock Doctrine' approach that aims to profit from disaster.
2009
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Is Disaster Capitalism Here to Stay?
The Nation's Naomi Klein and William Greider discuss the long term implications of the financial crisis and economic bailout.
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Stressing Over the Bank Stress Tests
Nation columnist Naomi Klein provides context to the bank bailouts, which she calls the 'greatest heist in monetary history.'
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Lost Your Job? Tell Your Story
Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy
To take center stage in the current debate, joblessness must be made real in personal and policy terms. Jobless Americans, tell us what happened--and what you need most.
2008
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The Bailout: Bush's Final Pillage
Brace yourself for a final, frantic stripping of public wealth as the Bush regime goes out the door.
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Wall Street Meltdown 101
Nation Podcast : U.S. Economy
Naomi Klein, William Greider, Frances Fox Piven and others explain the financial crisis in a recent emergency town hall meeting in New York City.
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Disaster Capitalism Comes to Colbert
Naomi Klein says the government exploits crises to pass pro-business agendas...How can she say that? We're in the middle of a crisis!
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Disaster Capitalism Comes to Wall Street
Real Time with Bill Maher : U.S. Economy
The Nation's Naomi Klein discusses how Christmas came early for Wall Street this year--and we're paying the bill.
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Naomi Klein Outfoxes Fox
Naomi Klein debunks Bush's offshore drilling plan on Fox Business News' Happy Hour Program.
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Disaster Capitalism: State of Extortion
As the planet is rocked by multiple shocks, here's a look at how disaster capitalists are reaping the benefits--leveraging the Iraq War, the push for arctic drilling and the global food crisis.
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Regime-Quakes in Burma and China
Nothing terrifies a repressive regime more than a natural disaster.
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Obama, Being Called a Muslim Is Not a Smear
He should denounce the attacks themselves as racist propaganda.
2007
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Guns Beat Green: The Market Has Spoken
If you're looking for a sure bet in the new growth market, sell solar and buy surveillance. Forget wind, buy weapons.
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Latin America's Shock Resistance
Recent events in the region show how societies can recover from extreme capitalism.
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Rapture Rescue 911: Disaster Response for the Chosen
Gone are the days of equal protection. Intense natural disasters like the California wildfires are being met with a new model: privatized disaster response.
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Greenspan and the Myth of the True Believer
His autobiography sheds light on what motivates hard-right political leaders to apply brutal economic shock therapy.
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